Liquid dispensing can



Dec. 29, 1931. v. w. THOMSON 1,838,468

LIQUID DISPENSING CAN Filed Aug. 3, 1927 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 29, 1931UNITED. STATES VOLNEY WAYNE THOMSON, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- ueurnnrsrnnsme can Application filed August 3, 1927. Serial No. 210,340.

This invention relates to liquid dispensing cans and more particularlyto an improve ment in. the form of my invention shown and described inUnited States Letters Patent No.

6 1,544,503, issued to me on the 30th day of June, 1925, and has for itsprimary object the -provision of a container having a novel form offlexible spout normally sealed to the container and adapted when its useis desired to 10 be adjusted to a pouring position to one side of thecan where the How of liquid from the can may be directed to its point ofapplication without wastage and with ease, dispatch and convenience. 4 I

Another object of the invention is to provide a can having a flexiblespout which normally, or when not in use, occupies a position withrespect to the walls of the can where it cannot be injured or dislocatedwhen 99 the can is in transit.

A further object of the invention is to provide a can having a rigidhandle, and a flexible pouring spout, the latter correlated with theformer, so that normally these instrumentalities are compactly arrangedupon the can, and whereby said handle serves as a shield and a brace forthe spout in a manner that will prevent the weight of the can and itscontents being thrust against or directly supported from the spout whenthe can is being carried from'one place to another.

A still further object of the invention is to provide new and novelmeans for securing the spout to the can and for permitting one end ofthe spout to be released from the can and adjusted to a pouring positionwhile the other end of the spout is held in sealed con- Figure 4 is aview similar to Figure 3 of a still further modified form;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of another modified form of theinvention;

Figure 6 is a vertical section illustrating the coupling.

The mvention can be used for almost unlimited purposes in the handlingof liquid commodlties, particularly hydrocarbon liquids, wherein it isfrequently desired to transfer a certain measure of liquid to the partto be supplied with liquid. The invention is of the type which permitsof its bein readily transported, stored or arrange where its contentswill not deteriorate, due to evaporation induced by improper sealing ofv the liquid within its container and wherein said liquid will not belost, due to leakage when the container is in transit.

The container 10 illustrated in Figure 1 may be of any suitable shape,but in this instance,- same is provided with a concavoconvex head 11 inwhich is formed a groove 12, the latter having its respective endsterminating adjacent the vertical sides of the container. At the saidrespective ends of the groove and formed .upon the head 11 are threadedcollars 13 through which are extended the respective ends of a flexiblespout 14. This spout is provided with fixed packing washers 15constructed of lead, rubber or other well known material which may beadvanced against the edge portions of the collars 13 so as to establisha sealed connection between the container and the outer atmosphere. Forthis reason, each end of the spout carries a slidably mounted threadedcoupling cap 16 which may be turned and advanced against its coactingwasher 15 to effect the aforementioned sealed connection. The spout 14is preferably formed of spirally twisted steel tape, one end of which ispointed as at 17 to permit of its free insertion in irn oriifice of thepart to receive a charge of iqui When using the spout to dispense thecontents from the container, one of the coupling caps 16 isunthreadedfrom its collar 13 and the spout lifted from the oove l2 and flexed overthe side of the container where its pointed-end 17 can be directed tothe place where the liquid is to be sup lied. The groove 12 isrelatively deepso t at its walls protrude slightly above the plane ofthe spout in order that the spout may not be crushed or injured intransit or when a load is made to rest upon the crowns of thecontainers.

At right angles to the plane of the groove 12 and pivotally mounted uponthe crown of the container'is a carrying bail 18.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 2 and 3, the spout 19 isarched over a rigid handle 20, the latter secured to the crown 21 of thecontainer 22. The coupling connections 23-23 of the spout are positionedbeyond the respective ends of the rigid handle 20. The said rigid handleis provided with side walls 24--24 of a depth calculated in proportionto the diameter of the spout so that when the latter is positionedbetween the walls the upper edges of the latter protrude slightly abovethe plane of the spout so as to protect the spout against beingcollapsed or injured by any weight which is placed upon the container,such, for instance, as when several containers are packed one on top ofanother in transit. In lifting the container by the handle 20, itfollows that no part of the load or weight is thrust upon the flexiblespout 19 that might tend to distort the spout or break apart thewindings thereof.

In Figure 4 the handle 25 is somewhat the same as the handle 20, exceptthat the side walls 26-26 are flared relatively to present a large openupper end that freely permits of the insertion of the spout in thegroove of this handle or removal of the spout from the groove.

In Figure 5 the crown 27 of the container is rovided with two parallelspaced apart rfiid handles 2828 which serve, saddle-like, to permit thespout 29 to be interposed between the same. These handles are also of aheight that will extend above the plane of the spout when the latter isin its normal position.

In either form, it obviously follows that the spout is firmly secured atits respective ends to the container so that normally there isestablished a sealed connection between the spout and the container thatwill hold the contents of the latter against premature.

evaporation or against waste through accidental leakage. It furtherfollows that the spout can be turned quickly to any position desired andsame may be held in this position during the pouring interval and thatthe contents of the container can be displaced with ease, dispatch andconvenience.

I claim as my invention:

1. A container having a pouring spout pivotally mounted thereon to turnabout a vertical axis so that it may be turned to occupy a position toone side of the container or to a position where it directly overliesone wall of the container, and a handle carried by the container andprovided with spaced apart portions adapted to receive the spouttherebetween when the spout is in the second position.

2. A container having a groove, and a pivotally mounted pouring spoutnormally seat ed in the groove and mounted upon the container so that itmay be removed from the groove and turned to a position at one side ofthe container, the pivotal mounting of the tube upon the containerpermitting the spout whenturned to a position at one side of the can tobe subsequently returned manually and intact to its normal positionwithin the groove.

3. A container having a groove, and a pivotally mounted pouring spoutnormally seated in the groove and mounted upon the container so that itmay be removed from the groove and turned to a position at one side ofthe container, the diameter of the spout being such as to enable thespout to occupy a position below the top of the groove, the pivotalmounting of the tube upon the container permitting the spout when turnedto a position at one side of the can to be subsequently returnedmanually and intact to its normal position within the groove.

4. A container, a pouring spout pivotally mounted on said container toswing from an outwardly projecting pouring position back to a positionoverlying a portion of the container and a carrying handle on saidportion of the container substantially parallel with the spout in theoverlying position of the latter and said carrying handle projecting asa substantially parallel guard for a length of the pouring spout.

VOLNEY WAYNE THOMSON.

